After her breakout performance in Wicked, the world finally got to learn what theatergoers have known for a long time: Cynthia Erivo is a musical star. She blew audiences away with her performance as Elphaba,

Cynthia Erivo sits in a Century City recording studio on a recent afternoon, mulling over her choice of footwear the other night.The British singer and actor — whose overlapping work in music, film, television and theater have put her an Oscar win away from EGOT status — has just returned to her adopted home of L.